Cajun Folk Songs II by Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for high school, community, and college bands. Grade 4. Conductor score and set of parts. Duration 10:30. Published by Manhattan Beach Music (MH.0-931329-51-5).
ISBN 0-931329-51-5.
The first "Cajun Folk Songs" is one of our nation's most admired and performed band works. This sequel demonstrates a control of musical craft rarely glimpsed in band music. Lush and beautiful, with a three-dimensional quality - positively hypnotic! The 2nd movement, "Hoedown" (itself only grade 3) is great fun to boot! Cajuns are descendants of the Acadians, a group of early French colonists who began settling in Acadia (now Nova Scotia) around 1604. In 1755 they were driven out by the British, eventually resettling in southern Louisiana. Today there are nearly a million French-speaking descendants of the Acadians living in Louisiana and parts of Texas, preserving many of the customs, traditions, stories, and songs of their ancestors. Although a rich Cajun folksong tradition exists, the music has become increasingly commercialized and Americanized throughout the twentieth century, obscuring its original simplicity and directness. In response to this trend, Alan and John Lomax traveled to southern Louisiana in 1934 to collect and record numerous Cajun folksongs in the field for the Archive of Folk Music in the Library of Congress. By doing so, they helped to preserve Cajun music in its original form as a pure and powerful expression of Louisiana French Society. Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 4 Flute 1, 4 Flute 2, 1 Oboe 1, 1 Oboe 2, 1 English Horn, 4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 3 Bb Bass Clarinet, 1 Eb Contra Alto Clarinet, 1 Bb Contrabass Clarinet, 1 Bassoon 1, 1 Bassoon 2, 3 Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 3 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet 1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb Trumpet 3, 2 F Horn 1-3, 2 F Horn 2-4, 2 Trombone 1, 2 Trombone 2, 2 Trombone 3, 3 Euphonium B.C., 2 Euphonium T.C., 4 Tuba, 2 Timpani, 2 Percussion 1, 2 Percussion 2, 3 Percussion 3.

Irish Suite. (From Old Folk Songs). By Gerard Boedijn. For Fanfare Band. Original Pieces / The Best Original Pieces for Concert Band / Countries. Original Pieces. Grade 4. Score and Parts. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.020453060).

Sunday Out. (Little Display Of Folk Tunes). By Gerard Boedijn. For Fanfare Band. The Best Original Pieces for Concert Band / Original Pieces. Original Pieces. Grade 3. Score and Parts. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.021110060).

Hymn of Friendship by Michel van Delft. For Fanfare Band. Slow Movements and Solemn Works / Original Pieces / Folksongs. Original Pieces. Grade 2. Score and Parts. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.021474060).
Henk van Lijnschooten should be considered as the inventor of the so-called 'play-ins'. These are meetings lasting for one or several days and gathering musicians from several wind bands into one big occasional wind band with the sole aim of making music together. This hymn is a symbol for the friendships that grow very spontaneously at those musical meetings.

Irish Suite. (From Old Folk Songs). By Gerard Boedijn. For Concert Band. Countries / The Best Original Pieces for Concert Band / Original Pieces. Original Pieces. Grade 4. Score and Parts. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.010453060).

Sunday Out. (Little Display Of Folk Tunes). By Gerard Boedijn. For Concert Band. Original Pieces / The Best Original Pieces for Concert Band. Original Pieces. Grade 3. Score and Parts. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.011110060).

Hymn of Friendship by Michel van Delft. For Concert Band. Slow Movements and Solemn Works / Original Pieces / Folksongs. Original Pieces. Grade 2. Score and Parts. Duration 3 minutes, 41 seconds. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.011474060).
Henk van Lijnschooten should be considered as the inventor of the so-called 'play-ins'. These are meetings lasting for one or several days and gathering musicians from several wind bands into one big occasional wind band with the sole aim of making music together. This hymn is a symbol for the friendships that grow very spontaneously at those musical meetings.

Cajun Folk Songs by Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for advanced middle school, high school, community and college bands. Grade 3. Conductor score and set of parts. Duration 6:40. Published by Manhattan Beach Music (MH.0-931329-31-0).
ISBN 0-931329-31-0.
Cajuns are descendants of the Acadians, a group of early French colonists who began settling in Acadia (now Nova Scotia) around 1604. In 1755 they were driven out by the British, eventually resettling in southern Louisiana. Today there are nearly a million French-speaking descendants of the Acadians living in Louisiana and parts of Texas, preserving many of the customs, traditions, stories, and songs of their ancestors. Although a rich Cajun folksong tradition exists, the music has become increasingly commercialized and Americanized throughout the twentieth century, obscuring its original simplicity and directness. In response to this trend, Alan and John Lomax traveled to southern Louisiana in 1934 to collect and record numerous Cajun folksongs in the field for the Archive of Folk Music in the Library of Congress. By doing so, they helped to preserve Cajun music in its original form as a pure and powerful expression of Louisiana French Society. "La Belle et le Capitaine" and "Belle" can both be heard in their original versions on the Lomax recordings (Swallow LP-8003-2, Swallow Records Co., Ville Platte, Louisiana). "La Belle et le Capitaine" tells the story of a young girl who feigns death to avoid being seduced by a captain. Its Dorian melody is remarkably free, shifting back and forth between duple and triple meters. In this arrangement the melody is stated three times. The third time an original countermelody is added in flutes, oboe, clarinet, and trumpet. "Belle" is about a man who goes away to Texas only to receive word of his sweetheart's illness, forcing him to return to Louisiana. Finding her unconscious upon his return, he pawns his horse to try to save her, to no avail. The folk melody is sometimes varied rhythmically, texturally, and coloristically, and an original melody (see mm. 12-21) is added for variety. In performance, be sure that the crescendo from mm. 74-82 gradually builds to fortissimo. The overall character of this version is considerably brighter and crisper than that of the original, and though the written and agogic accents are important, they should never be overstated. Clarity, transparency, and momentum are the important factors in order to preserve its dance-like effect. Cajun Folk Songs is composed as a tribute to the people of the old Cajun folksong culture with hopes that their contributions will not be forgotten. The work is dedicated to the Murchison Middle School Band, Austin, Texas, Cheryl Floyd, Director, who commissioned the work and gave its premiere on May 22, 1990. Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 4 Flute 1, 4 Flute 2, 1 Oboe 1, 1 Oboe 2, 1 Bassoon 1, 1 Bassoon 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 1 Eb Alto Clarinet, 2 Bb Bass Clarinet, 1 Eb Contrabass Clarinet, 1 Bb Contrabass Clarinet, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet 1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb Trumpet 3, 2 F Horn 1, 2 F Horn 2, 2 Trombone 1, 2 Trombone 2, 2 Trombone 3, 3 Euphonium (B.C.), 2 Euphonium (T.C.), 4 Tuba, 1 Timpani, 1 Percussion 1, 2 Percussion 2, 2 Percussion 3.